Speaking, as we were yesterday, of brilliant women of the past, this Pearls Before Swine (AMS) calls to mind Madame de Staël‘s quote “To know all is to forgive all.” I’d agree that, if you can see both sides of an issue, it’s easier to be generous in judging, and it’s as true today as […]
Crabgrass (AMS) sums up my take on all of today’s “broken resolutions” cartoons. It’s a good thing to have some point at which you stop and do an assessment each year, but hearing about it reminds me of why so many writers don’t talk about what they’re working on: Either you’ll do it or you’ll […]
In Agnes (Creators), Trout is only pretending to be obsessed with uncertainty, but she’d do well on social media, where knee-jerk skepticism is generally mistaken for wisdom. It’s good to be skeptical. You should question everything. Howsoever, there is a level of fundamentalist disbelief which is every bit as irrational as fundamental belief. Also, equally […]